Section: The United Kingdom
Russian military likely reluctant participants in Ukraine: U.S. general
ASPEN Colorado (Reuters) – Russia’s military is likely a reluctant participant in Ukraine’s conflict, the top U.S. military officer said on Thursday, adding that although he had not spoken to his Moscow counterpart in about two months he was keeping an open line of communication. …read more Source:...
MH17 site: Obama and Abbott agree on push for access as more wreckage found
US president promises to work closely with Australia set up ‘full, unimpeded and transparent’ international investigationThe US president, Barack Obama, and the Australian prime minister, Tony Abbott, have held further talks on securing access for investigators to the MH17 air crash site in eastern Ukraine.In the phone call on Friday...
Abbott has handled the MH17 crisis with dignity. Now he must insist the attackers are brought to justice | Bruce Haigh
There is nothing manufactured for electoral advantage in how Tony Abbott is handling the MH17 crisis. He should apply his instinctive compassion to domestic politics, tooTony Abbott has handled the MH17 crisis with pluck and maturity and that seems to be the general consensus. On this issue he has shown greater leadership than Barack Obama and...
Ukrainian prime minister quits, parties force new election
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s prime minister tendered his resignation on Thursday, berating parliament for failing to pass legislation to take control over an increasingly precarious energy situation and to increase army financing. …read more Source:...
Dominic Raab: If Western politicians’ vested interests protect Putin, take punishment out of their hands
How do you solve a problem like Vladimir Putin? This week, the piercing grief of families of the victims of downed Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 added pressure on Western leaders, as they scrambled to figure out how to respond to evidence the Kremlin supported the Ukrainian separatists suspected of the atrocity. …read more Source: The...
MH17: US says Russia planning to send rebels ‘more powerful’ rocket launchers
State Department warn the Kremlin may be furthering arming separtists as they say they have evidence Russia is firing artillery into Ukraine …read more Source: The...
Russia ‘fired rockets into Ukraine’
The US says Russia has fired artillery at Ukrainian military positions in the east, a week after the Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 disaster. …read more Source:...
Russian court jails Putin foes on charges of inciting mass riots
MOSCOW (Reuters) – A Russian court sentenced two protest leaders to 4.5 years each in jail on Thursday on charges of inciting mass riots against President Vladimir Putin, in a case the opposition sees as part of a clampdown on his foes while all eyes are on Ukraine. …read more Source:...
Ukraine PM quits in fury as rivals deny cash for war
Ukraine’s Prime Minister angrily resigned yesterday, leaving the country in political limbo after the collapse earlier in the day of… …read more Source: The...
Ukraine crisis: PM Arseny Yatseniuk resigns over his country’s precarious energy situation
Ukraine’s prime minister Arseny Yatseniuk has tendered his resignation, berating parliament for failing to pass legislation to take control over an increasingly precarious energy situation and to increase army financing. …read more Source: The...
